Grocery Store Survival Tips

On Sunday, SparkPeople.com had a great article called “7 Secrets to Outsmarting Your Supermarket”.

To summarize the article for you, supermarkets get you to spend more money and buy many more calories than you planned to by strategically positioning goodies in:

holiday displays

bulk discount item sales

end of aisle displays featuring items to combine for an easy recipe

food demos, free samples

treats in the check-out lanes

eye-level part of the shelves

the smells of freshly baked goods from the bakery

Although 7 different supermarket tactics are revealed, the way to outsmart them is singular: have a plan and stick to it!

It starts with a healthy menu plan which generates your shopping list. Now, all you have to do is stick to the shopping list and ignore the supermarket’s tempting offers unless it is for something on your list!

Focus instead on all the delicious healthy recipes you will be making!

If you’re interested in reading the whole original article you can see it here: